John 8:54

Easy To Read Version

Jesus answered, “If I give honor to myself, then that honor is worth nothing. The One that gives me honor is my Father. And you say that he is your God.

Cross References

Proverbs 25:27

If you eat too much honey it is not good for you. In the same way, don’t try to get too much honor for yourself.

Isaiah 66:5

You people that obey the Lord’s commands\par should listen to the things\par the Lord says,\par “Your brothers hated you.\par They turned against you\par because you followed me.\par Your brothers said,\par ‘We will come back to you\par when the Lord is honored.\par Then we will be happy with you.’\par Those bad people will be punished.\par

Hosea 1:9

Then \{the Lord\} said, “Name him Lo-Ammi. {\cf2\super [8]} Why? Because you are not my people. I am not your God.”

John 17:1

After Jesus said these things he looked toward heaven. Jesus prayed, “Father, the time has come. Give glory to your Son so that the Son can give glory to you.

John 17:5

And now, Father, give me glory with you. Give me the glory I had with you before the world was made.

John 2:11

This was the first miracle {\cf2\super [36]} that Jesus did. Jesus did this miracle in the town of Cana in Galilee. So Jesus showed his greatness. And his followers believed in him.

John 5:41

“I don’t want praise from you or any other human.

John 7:18

Any person that teaches his own ideas is trying to get honor for himself. But a person that tries to bring honor to the one that sent him—that person speaks the truth. There is nothing false in him.

John 7:39

Jesus was talking about the \{Holy\} Spirit. {\cf2\super [115]} The Spirit had not yet been given to people, because Jesus had not yet \{died and\} been raised to glory. But later, those people that believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit.

John 8:41

So you are doing the things your own father did.”

John 8:50

I am not trying to get honor for myself. There is One who wants this honor for me. He is the judge.

Acts 3:13

No! God did it! He is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. {\cf2\super [52]} He is the God of all our fathers. {\cf2\super [53]} He gave glory to Jesus, his special servant. But you gave Jesus to be killed. Pilate decided to let Jesus go free. But you told Pilate you did not want Jesus.

2 Corinthians 10:18

It is not the person who says that he is good who is accepted. It is the person that the Lord thinks is good who is accepted.

1 Peter 1:12

It was shown to those prophets that their service was not for themselves. The prophets were serving you. They were serving you when they told about the things that you have heard. You heard those things from the men who told you the Good News. {\cf2\super [6]} They told you with the help of the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [7]} that was sent from heaven. The things you were told are things that even the angels want very much to know about.

1 Peter 1:21

You believe in God through Christ. God raised Christ from death. Then God gave glory to him. So your faith and your hope are in God.

2 Peter 1:17

Jesus heard the voice of the Greatest Glory (God). That was when Jesus received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”